Dave Lowe is amazing! Here's an example of what he can do in under a half hour while watching TV.

Ain't technology grand

Click here for instructions on how to use a digital camera and travel DVD player to create a very realistic looking hole through your stomach.

Perfect for bibliophile corpses

A bookcase that transforms into a coffin? Why didn't I think of that?





(Via Dornob)

Discount diamond skull

Three weeks ago I wrote about Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted $100 million skull. Now there's a way for you to get the same look for much much less. iArtist sells diamond skull kits for just $83. That will get you a plastic skull, 8,601 crystal beads, glue, a paintbrush, tweezers, silver paint and instructions. Some assembly required.

Blood squirting effect - how to

Here are instructions of how to turn a "Swiffer WetJet mop into a sweet squirting blood effect. Also included is a cheap way to make fake blood."

Make your own bat costume

With just a hooded sweatshirt and broken umbrella, you too can create your very own bat costume.

Be a Ghostbuster for Halloween!

Here are step by step instructions on how to build your very own Proton Pack replica...

Do-It-Yourself Coffins

Here's a perfect book to leave out on your coffee-table during the Halloween season. Also be sure to check out "Fancy Coffins" by the same author.

UPDATE:
These books have received horrible reviews. Purchase them for their kitsch value, not for learning how to build coffins.

Skeleton chairs

How would you like to have a set of these around your dining room table? Time Out magazine recently featured these in their regular "Tossed and Found" column. (They find an item on the street that's being discarded and show how you can fix it up without spending a lot.) It only cost $48 to resurrect this pair of chairs.